Site Reliability Engineer, Observability Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Establish tracking, metrics, and evaluation frameworks for AI models and automated processes.

• Create tailored dashboards, composite monitors, and anomaly notifications like Watchdog.

• Develop and duplicate structured log pipelines, indexing rules, and metric aggregations for new initiatives and infrastructure.

• Oversee code pipelines and system performance in production, failover, UAT, and QA environments.

• Rapidly identify and troubleshoot production challenges utilizing observability techniques.

• Raise issues promptly and keep the DevOps lead updated.

• Provide the DevOps team with insights across code pipelines, applications, databases, and environments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must possess authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

• Previous hands-on experience with Datadog in an enterprise setting.

• Solid understanding of observability, including logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting.

• Experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or in a comparable position.

• A self-starter who operates independently and takes initiative in their responsibilities.

• Available to work during East Coast business hours.

• Practical experience with Datadog and observability tools.

• Ideally, 10+ years in IT and at least 3 years working with Datadog.

• Experience in monitoring AI/ML models or automated workflows.

• Proficiency in scripting, such as Python.

• Background in large, regulated sectors like insurance or financial services.

🏝️ Benefits

• 14-month contract with significant potential for extension.

• Full-time schedule, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.

• Hourly compensation for contract work.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Military veterans and military spouses are highly encouraged to apply.